STONES-BENGARD COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
509-695 Stone Road,
District Office, Eagle Lake, Susanville, CA 96130
Phone & Fax: (530)
825-3350
website: stonesbengardcsd.blogspot.com
Monday, September 15, 2014
at 6:00 p.m.
APPROVED MINUTES
ROLL CALL:
Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairman
Sam Shapiro. Present were Directors Kay
Oring and Ron ReBell. Tom Spanton was absent. There is now one vacancy on the
Board. Also present were General Manager Martin Balding and Secretary Sandy
Jansen. We have a quorum.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
APPROVAL
OF SEPTEMBER AGENDA
APPROVAL
OF AUGUST MINUTES OF THE REGUALR MEETING.
APPROVAL
OF PAYMENT OF BILLS for AUGUST; FIRE $9,940.86, and SEWER $12,084.33 which
includes Almanor Energy for solar panels.
APPROVAL
OF TREASURER'S REPORT, by Kay Oring for JULY and AUGUST.
A motion was made by Director ReBell
with a second by Director Oring to accept the September Agenda, approval of minutes
for August regular meeting and approval of the payment of August bills and
Treasurer’s report for July and August. Motion carried.
GUEST: Tom and Andie
Traphagan.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Fire Chief Oberst: Chief Oberst was absent. Director Spanton
reported that training is going well and CalFire is helping with training. CalFire has been training volunteers. E 1822 needs a suction valve repair. There was one call, a motorcycle accident on
Hwy 139.
Water Manager Balding report
is attached. The green waste pile is
successful. There has been one landowner
who dumped inappropriate metal, plastic and carpet. He will be contacted to remove it
immediately.
Secretary’s report: There were 45 web hits. About 88% of the
payments for this year’s waste water is collected.
Board Member reports: Chairman Shapiro reported on the PELT project
event held Labor Day. It was
successful. Director Oring moved and
Director ReBell passed a motion stating that Sam Shapiro will be reimbursed $40.00
for the items she purchased for donation for the PELT raffle. It will come out of Petty Cash. Motion passed.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
CORRESPONDENCE: There will be Ethics training October 17 in Susanville
for Special District board members and is free.
OLD
BUSINESS:
CALFIRE
2013 Grant: Still waiting for the final reimbursement.
IRS
and form 941 Payroll Tax, 2nd quarter 2012: Refund is still being pursued. Treasurer
Nancy Cardenas has been contacted again.
Approve
Painting of Office and Fire Station:
Martin Balding has painted the building
and out buildings by hand, but this item will be carried over until next
month.
Approve
Fire Station Truck Door Openers: Martin Balding has installed handle pulls on
the station doors. It makes it easier to open the door, but this will be
carried over until next month.
Assessment
List Approval and Fire Fee Schedule: The method of the fee structure will be
examined and carried over until next month.
NEW BUSINESS:
RV Park Dump Station Fees: Tom and Andie Traphagan were here to discuss
their properties and fees. The sanitary
dump is on the other property owned by Dante.
Traphagans have an agreement with them with regard to these
facilities. Traphagans are working at
cleaning up the property and offering quality sites. At this time a $10 fee will be charged for
the dump station fee for this year. The
fee will be addressed again next year.
There
still is an outstanding bill for the park models and the waste water. The bill is paid through March 2014. The current bill is $1,224.00 which includes September
2014. Traphagans reported that all park
models will be closed and drained this winter starting November 1, 2014. They plan to reopen around May 15, 2015.
Director
Oring moved and Director ReBell seconded a motion to charge commercial rate of
$12.00 per month for November through April 30 for waste water; one fee of
$12.00 to cover all of the park models since they are closed up. Motion carried.
This
subject and the fees will be addressed again next year in April 2015.
ADJOURNMENT: The next meeting will be held on October 19, 2014, 6:00 pm. With
no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS SIGNING OF BILLS: Bills were signed.
Respectfully Submitted,
_____________________________Sandy Jansen, Secretary
STONES-BENGARD COMMUNITY
SERVICE DISTRICT
509-695 Stone Road, Eagle Lake, Susanville,
CA 96130
Phone & Fax:
530-825-3350 e-mail:
stonesb@frontiernet.net
BOARD MEETING
Monday, September 15, 2014 at 6pm
Notes by Martin Balding, General
Manager
NO SPILL REPORT:
The monthly "No Spill" report for August has been made to the
state.
LIFTS STATIONS AND PONDS: The lift
stations and ponds have been working well with a flow of 5,100 gallons per day
compared to eight years ago when the flow was over 15,000 gallons per day. At present the ponds, at a level of
1.76', are down a bit from last month. Pan evaporation for the last week was
.33" per day. The flow for the past
year was 61% lower than the peak year of operation.
LAKE LEVEL: The lake level is at 5,092.035'.
In 1936 it was a foot lower.
HOMEOWNER SYSTEMS: A
new pump operating switch was installed at one site.
LATE PAYMENT COLLECTIONS:
Sandy has been following up on accounts due with excellent
results.
AUDIT
WITH BOB JOHNSON: The audit went well with
Kay, Sam, Sandy and Martin available to answer questions. Bob will have a few suggestions for us on the
final report.
CAL FIRE INMATE ROAD WORK: On hold until after fire
season.
PUBLIC
GREEN WASTE PILE/ WEED ABATEMENT: The CSD serves the community, and promotes fire
safety, by allowing green waste, consisting of brush and trimmings, to
be deposited in a suitable area where it can be burned by the Fire Department
for training purposes. An initial area
for burn piles has been selected and homeowners may check with the Service
District Fire Chief, or the Manager, for permission to dump brush and
limbs. Unfortunately a homeowner
dumped long lumber boards with nails, parts of a dock with carpet and rubber,
and a couple utility poles with creosote.
The owner of the property that was the source of the trash has been sent
a letter stating that the debris must be removed.
ROADSIDE
CLEAN-UP: Six
miles of A-1 roadside that is to maintained
by The Fire Department has been cleaned of trash for the season.
STOCK
WATER: The stock water tank and
the stock pond are at an excellent level.
Cattle are grazing.
SOLAR SYSTEM
FOR ROOF: Almanor Energy has completed the
installation of our Solar Photovoltaic System and it is working well. In the first four days of operation it
generated over 200 kWh of electricity worth $25.00. That energy was sent back to the grid for our
heating use in the winter.
BUILDING
PAINT: Both Lift Stations, the Firehouse
and Office Building have received paint, enough to protect them through the
winter and beyond. Base paint and trim
have been covered in critical areas
improving appearance and adding protection for the wood. More painting will be done before winter.
July 2014 Treasurer’s Report for June 2014 activity
Balances as of June 30, 2014
Accounts at Lassen Co.
Fire District: Balance $ 88,692.20
Sewer District: Balance $
123,005.32
Capital Improvement Fund:
Balance $
15,748.83
Special Investment (from Capital
Improve) $ 254,816.54
Other accounts:
Petty cash (Checking) $ 2,210.72
Kay Oring, Treasurer
August 2014 Treasurer’s Report for July 2014 activity
Balances as of July 31, 2014
Accounts at Lassen Co.
Fire District: Balance $ 86,681.52
Sewer District: Balance $
141,472.48
Capital Improvement Fund:
Balance $ 15,861.72
Special Investment (from Capital
Improve) $ 254,816.54
Other accounts:
Petty cash (Checking) $ 2,222.94
Kay Oring, Treasurer
September 2014 Treasurer’s Report for August 2014 activity
Balances as of August 31, 2014
Accounts at Lassen Co.
Fire District: Balance $ 86,468.70
Sewer District: Balance $
147,214.81
Capital Improvement Fund:
Balance $
15,861.72
Special Investment (from Capital
Improve) $ 254,816.54
Other accounts:
Petty cash (Checking) $ 2,222.94
Kay Oring, Treasurer
